Quetta, Oct 10 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation on Saturday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two men by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.
Dhaka, October 10 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, eight more children died from symptoms of the disease on Saturday, pushing the death toll in 2026 to 1155, local media reported.
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) Senge Sering, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), has said that Pakistan’s continued occupation of the region is driven by its strategic location, water resources and land link with China, while Islamabad deliberately keeps the occupied territory deprived of political and constitutional rights.
Ottawa, Oct 10 (IANS) Although a small faction, Khalistan sympathisers in the West often seek to portray Sikhs as a marginalised community in India, a narrative that stands in sharp contrast to the country's reality. India's ethos of equal opportunities has enabled people from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds to achieve remarkable success, a report has stated.
Hong Kong, Oct 10 (IANS) The second visit to India this year by a senior US naval officer has raised hopes that growing defence ties between the two countries will remain insulated from trade tensions, a report has stated.
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) After more than two decades of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operating in Pakistan, the international community can no longer accept paperwork as proof of counterterrorism action. The real test lies in whether globally designated terrorist leaders are tracked down and prosecuted, their operational infrastructure dismantled and their networks prevented from regrouping, a report has stated.
Rome, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s Christian community continues to press for the preservation of cemetery land in accordance with decades-old records, with a recent dispute highlighting how minority property rights can come under pressure when land ownership is contested, a report has stated.
Abu Dhabi, Oct 10 (IANS) India’s electoral achievement goes beyond conducting elections every five years, encompassing the management of an extensive democratic infrastructure, accommodating immense diversity, training election personnel, deploying technology and adapting to changing demographics, a report has stated.
Naypyidaw, Oct 10 (IANS) China’s latest purge of senior military leaders has highlighted a key challenge for President Xi Jinping, as removing commanders deemed unreliable could make it harder to rebuild a military leadership that combines political loyalty, operational experience and command credibility, a report has stated.
Brussels, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s record of blasphemy cases over the past decade, including cases emerging in 2026, highlights the human cost of religious accusations backed by criminal law. Such accusations can begin as whispered allegations and end in imprisonment, death sentences or mobs gathering outside family homes, a report has stated.
